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Haley Parker

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UWO/UW Madison Alumni 🦡
100+kg Power lifter 🏋🏻‍♀️ Cat Mom 😺
“Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”
– Elbert Hubbard

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Just a photo dump for July/June. I got my pictures from nationals a while ago but haven’t shared them yet. (Peep the picture of me holding 215kg-it looks like I got the lift so I will look at it and pretend I did). Just enjoying life and the summer ☀️ with Tiggy&Cheddar and my family and Mitch. Heart is happy and full ❤️❤️

#summer2026 #powerlifting #catmom #pondpic by @ironqueenhaley

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2 months ago

2026 RAW NATIONALS MEET RECAP 🍗🥓🥩🍖

Definitely not the day I thought I would have, but I set very high standards for myself. Meet prep went actually very well! I had a little knee cap tweak a few weeks out but it was mostly better by meeting day!

I had many friends and family members show up to support me and even brought embarrassing pictures of me (I still will share them despite them being embarrassing). I feel so loved and supported and feel super grateful to have so many wonderful people in my life and in my corner ❤️

Shoutout to my wonderful coach Kenny @read.the.literature for helping me be the best I can be at this sport and for helping make the day smooth and goofing off with me.

I went 7/9 for the day missing my third bench and deadlift.

Squat: 180kg/397lbs (-2.5 kg) womp womp
Bench: 95kg/210lbs (-2.5 kg) also womp womp
Deadlift: 202.5kg/446lbs (+5kg PR) **I included my third attempt deadlift which was truly tragic as it would have been a 17.5kg PR! It fast off the floor and I locked it out but it slid out of my right hand right as the ref gave the down command.

Total: 477.5kg/1050lbs Total (Matched Total PR)

Its only onward and upward from here!

#powerlifting #usapowerlifting #usaplwomen #rawnationals2026 taken in Chicago, IL by @ironqueenhaley

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Last heavy deadlift day 😎 I feel like dead’s are always pretty consistently growing for me (the only lift that is stable lol). Super psyched that I got to have revenge on 207.5kg on my peak week. I failed 207.5kg in January and I feel like I really put in the work so I could take that number down!!

Very excited for Nationals, T minus 7 days!!

#powerlifting #usapl #usaplwi #deadlift by @ironqueenhaley

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4 months ago

Peak weak SQUENCH session 🗣️

Bench:102.5kg/225 lbs

Squat: 177.5kg/392 lbs (with a mildly owchy knee)

Depending on how my dead’s go maybe I’ll post that too this week 🤔. I have continued to enjoy powerlifting and prepping and really feel like I have found my community and my niche. Super pumped to see what numbers I can put up next week!

#usaplwi #usaplwisconsin #nationals2026 #idfpa #cat by @ironqueenhaley

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4 months ago

All time triple PR just 2.5kg under my competition personal best.

I failed 207.5kg at Wisconsin state and swore to my coach @read.the.literature that I would be coming for 215kg’s throat. I am quite hopeful I will accomplish that at nationals 🫡

#usapl #usaplwi #usaplwomen #powerlifting by @ironqueenhaley

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5 months ago

Block overview 1 month out from 2026 Nationals 🥳

Please enjoy my superior editing skills (it took me like 2 hours to make this).

#usapl #usaplwomen #powerlifting by @ironqueenhaley

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5 months ago

Non lifting photo dumpy-

February was a wild ride y’all. @mitch_alubaidi and I adopted Cheddar who is the definition of an orange cat (crazy). Trying to survive the seasonal sad still being cold and snowy in February. But we celebrated Valentine’s Day which was nice and got to go bowling with my friends from the gym!

Super grateful I get to live this life and experience the joys of everyday life 😁

#springhassprung #february #gratitude by @ironqueenhaley

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7 months ago

Wisconsin State Meet Recap!! 🦡

Squat: went 3/3 here with a 7.5kg/16lb PR @ 182.5kg/403lbs

Bench: went 2/3 didn’t get that 100kg 😫 but next time I will. Still hit 97.5kg/215lbs which is a 5kg/10lb platform PR

Deadlift: went 2/3 here as well and damn am I MAD. Attempted 207.5kg and practically got it but had some hitching movement at the top 😢 Again still hit a 10kg PR here @ 197.5kg/435lbs

Overall PR’d in every lift anda total PR of 22.5kg/50lb AND did it 6.5 kg leaner than last meet so I will take it!

Thanks @read.the.literature for coaching and handling and also @highbarmariah @adam.timbrook10 @hanes.gains and @vivalaslanges for making it a fun meet!

#sbd #usaplwisconsin #wistatechampionship #powerlifting by @ironqueenhaley

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8 months ago

Recap from my peak week 🫡

This past black went well compared to the previous one so overall I’m happy with it. I also always have fun with my buddies in the gym, it’s great to be surrounded by positive friends who lift you up.

Squat: 385lbs/175kg

Bench: 225lbs/102.5kg

Deadlift: 440lbs/200kg

Superrrr pumped for the upcoming meet. Also peep Cheddar 🧀. Our second fur baby 😽 AND I miss the warmth of summer 😢 missing the tropical weather of Mexico.

#usapl #usaplwi #sbd #wistatechampionship #powerlifting by @ironqueenhaley

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8 months ago

Non lifting December photo dump. Definitely enjoying life right now and will try to keep my tan from vacation for as long as possible.

Very excited to see what 2026 may bring ☺️

#newyearsameme #2025 #december by @ironqueenhaley

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9 months ago

Week 5 Recap and November photo dump 🤟🏻🍂🍁

Skwat: 170kg/375 x 2 (matched double PR but squats didn’t go as well as I had hoped this block)

Bench: 97.5kg/215 x 2

Deadlift: 192.5kg/424.4 x 2 ATPR and double PR 🥰

Training total: 460kg/1,012lbs

Also got to go to a game night at the Rigby with Mitch, performed in a community choir 🎶, and we recently decorated for Christmas (we have a hairy present under the tree). Loving life and can’t wait for the holidays 😁

#powerlifting #fall #sbd #catmom by @ironqueenhaley

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10 months ago

9 months apart 👀 February 2025—> November 2025.

Sometimes I lose perspective or compare myself to other people. Looking at back at my progress helps me realize the bigger picture. 3 years in and I thought I had my technique down but day by day things get snappier and my body gets better and more efficient at the movements.

Anyways blah blah blah sappy inspirational post. Keep lifting the mf weights.

@madtownfitness for da gym

#powerlifting #usaplwomen #usapl #deadliftbestlift by @ironqueenhaley

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